Ingenuity Points

Instead of Ingenuity being a binary - have or have-not - I propose to expand the use of Ingenuity into an entire new feature called "Ingenuity Points" (IP). Each player character can accumulate a number of equal to their Proficiency Modifier.

Ingenuity During Encounters

Ingenuity Points can still be used to give yourself advantage on any d20 roll, as normal.

However, you can now spend multiple Ingenuity points on a single roll - adding additional d20 rolls to the advantage pool, and then selecting the best result from 3 or more dice.

This does not apply to situations where you already have disadvantage on a roll. In those situations you can only spend a single point to cancel out disadvantage - you cannot use more points to give yourself more results on this kind of roll.

In addition, characters who possess any relevant abilities can now spend Ingenuity Points in the following ways:

Rogues have not been "left out" - the fact that they have no special resources on which to spend Ingenuity Points means that they lack a weakness that other classes possess.

Rogues do not need special resources to use their class abilities - with the exception of Spell Slots, they can use them indefinitely. This is an advantage over other classes.

Ingenuity Between Encounters

During a Short Rest, you can spend Ingenuity Points in the following ways:

• Spend 1 IP to roll a free Hit Die for HP recovery
• Spend 1 IP to recover a level of Exhaustion

During a Long Rest, you can spend Ingenuity Points in the following ways:

• Spend 1 IP to recover all Hit Dice
• Spend 1 IP to recover all Exhaustion levels
• Spend 1 IP to remove 1 Wound Point

Ingenuity while Dying

Your pool of Ingenuity helps you struggle to stay alive. While making Death Saves, you can Spend 1 IP to negate 1 failure.

You can also spend IP to give yourself Advantage when rolling Death Saving Throws.